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July 2022 Challenge
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July 2022 Tasks
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3.1 Pat
2.4 The Adventures
2.3 Pat
1.7 Linda C
1.9 The Reading Jar Winner 1: Tessa
1.10 The Reading Jar Winner 2: Bethany
1.3 Children Classic: The Secret Garden (Marianne) * I never heard back from Marianne
1.5 MC FISH MARKET: LOBSTER (Linda C)
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🎉Many "THANKS" The Adventures! your task is now up!
🎉Many "THANKS" Linda C! your tasks are now up!
🎉Many "THANKS" Bethany! your task is now up!
🎉Many "THANKS" Tessa! Your task is now up!
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Monthly Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The Poet X (other topics)The Age of Phillis (other topics)
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (other topics)
The Secret Garden (other topics)
The Secret Garden (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Nancy Thayer (other topics)Elin Hilderbrand (other topics)
One Points Tasks
1.1 🎇 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS 🎆
Read a book with a RED, WHITE, or BLUE Cover (60%+) show cover.
BONUS POINT: Read another color
1.2 RELAXING ON A PORCH SWING
A cool breeze before a rain, an iced tea in one hand and a really good book in the other hand. 😌
Read any book that you think will be good (a 4 ⭐or 5 ⭐ rating, list your rating.
BONUS POINT: Read another good book.
1.3 CHILDREN CLASSIC: The Secret Garden
Choose one of the following:
a. Read a book with the word GARDEN in the title.
b. Read a book whose MC is name MARY.
c. Read a book whose Author's initials (FIRST & LAST) are in the word COUSINS.
1.4 SEASHELLS & SANDCASTLES
Both Nancy Thayer & Elin Hilderbrand write books usually set on Nantucket Island.
Read a book by one of these authors.
1.5 (Linda C's Task) MC FISH MARKET: LOBSTER
Choose One:
a. Best place to buy or eat lobster is at a lobster pound
Read a book with the author's first name and last name initials in POUND
b. Our vacations to Maine entail eating lobster as much as possible
Read a book set in Maine or with all the letters in MAINE in the title
c. The chance of catching a blue lobster is estimated at about one-in-two-million. But when cooked it looks the same as any other lobster.
Read a book with a predominately RED cover with a touch of BLUE on it
1.6 READING THROUGH THE ALPHABET: LETTER W
Read a book that starts with the Letter W (exclude A, An, The)
BONUS POINT: Read another book that starts with W.
1.7 (Linda C's Task) NATIONAL TATTOO DAY – July 17
Read a book where someone on the cover has a tattoo (show cover)
1.8 MPG (Main Page Genre)
Read a book with the genre HISTORICAL FICTION listed on its Main Page.
BONUS POINT: Read another Historical fiction book
1.9 (Tessa's Task) THE READING JAR 1: I REMEMBER WHEN .......
I remember when ......4th of July, like all holidays, has me recalling childhood memories.
Read a book with a main page of MEMOIR.
1.10 (Bethany's Task) THE READING JAR 2: BUILD A VACATION!
Each person who completes this task will help build the Monthly Challenge Dream Vacation!
*Read a book that has an essential part of your dream vacation on the cover . . . .
• If you love the beach, have a beach scene on the cover.
• If you love love good food, make sure your cover has tasty treats. Explain your essential contribution.
THERE IS A CATCH, you must be the first person to post your dream vacation part.
If someone has already posted a beach cover, you must choose something else for your cover.
That way, we have more things to do on our trip!
Let's build the getaway of our dreams!
Two Points Tasks
2.1 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Read 2 Books
Go to WHEEL OF FORTUNE TASK for details. This is a time-limited task.
2.2 HAVE ARMCHAIR, WILL TRAVEL
Read 2 Books
Roadtrip through the US
This month's States: OHIO • CONNECTICUT • NEBRASKA • KENTUCKY
~ pick 2 States
~ Read a book that is set in each State that you picked.
~ The majority of the book must be set in your chosen State.
2.3 (Pat's Task) THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
Read two books.
Book 1 ~ a book with less than 200 pages
Book 2 ~ a book with more than 500 pages
2.4 (The Adventures's Task) LET'S PUT SOME POETRY IN OUR LIVES!
Read 2 Books
Book 1: Read a poetry book
Book 2: Read a fiction/non-fiction written in verse (for example, The Poet X, The Age of Phillis or The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano, don't forget the classics)
Three Point Task
3.1 (Pat's Task) SUMMER READING
Read 3 Books
I work for the Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County. We have 19 locations and are in the middle of our annual summer reading event. Our theme this summer is OCEANS OF POSSIBILITIES. Join us by reading these three books.
Book 1 ~ Each of the letters in either OCEANS or POSSIBILITIES can be found in the title (including subtitle) of your book. Each letter only needs to appear once in your title.
Book 2 ~ The author's initials (first and last) are in the phrase SUMMER READING.
Book 3 ~ A summer scene (your interpretation) is on the cover.
Five Point Task
5.1 YEAR 2022: JULY
Read 5 Books
1-3. Spell-out: J-U-L
• use 1st letter of the title (exclude A, An, or The)
• use Author's initials (FIRST/LAST)
4. July is the 7th month of the year. Read a book with 7 in the page count -OR- 7th in a series (name series).
5. Read a book published in July (any year - list year).